Fraternity Party Erupts Into Brawl, Injuring 3

A party marking the end of the school year turned into a brawl that injured at least three people early today near the campus of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology, the police said. Several citations were issued.

The fight began about 11 P.M. and it took the police several hours to clear the area, said Mayor James F. Higgins Jr., who is also the city's Acting Police Chief. Mayor Higgins said about 25 students at a fraternity party and as many as 20 young townspeople across the street exchanged insults, and fights broke out.

Mr. Higgins said several people were cited for disorderly conduct, public intoxication and under-age drinking. No arrests were made, he said.